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verb (used with object) to subject to refraction.
to determine the refractive condition of (an eye).
Origin of refract 1605–15; <Latin refrāctus, past participle of refringere to break, force back, equivalent to re- re- + frac- (variant stem of frangere to break) + -tus past participle suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM refract re·fract·a·ble, adjective re·fract·ed·ly, adverb re·fract·ed·ness, noun non·re·fract·ing, adjective
un·re·fract·ed, adjective un·re·fract·ing, adjective
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Example sentences from the Web for refract The stories are splintered and refract ed, the progressions coiled.
‘True Detective,’ Obsessive-Compulsive Noir, and ‘Twin Peaks’ | Jimmy So| March 14, 2014| DAILY BEAST
It offers the kind of refract ed, wormhole narrative that generates comparisons to David Mitchell—deserved in this case.
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Her encounters with Seán—the supposed love of her life, as she frequently states—are hazy, refract ed through money and commodity.
Literary Gold in Hard Times | Chloë Schama| November 4, 2011| DAILY BEAST
And in all that refract ed glamour there's an empathetic eye, a sadness that speaks.
Paris' Sad Galliano Expo | Tracy McNicoll| June 21, 2011| DAILY BEAST
Unlike the cathode rays, they were not deflected by magnets; and neither did they seem to be reflected or refract ed similarly.
Invention | Bradley A. Fiske
Everything he sees is refract ed in the waters of his subjectivity, from which he cannot escape.
The Legacy of Greece | Various
Their dim glow seemed to be refract ed from some central point beyond.
Astounding Stories, July, 1931 | Various
B, B, oblique rays, that are refract ed in passing through the humors of the eye.
A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) | Calvin Cutter
Spikes and stars crystalline radiated and refract ed and reflected marvellously.
Wilfrid Cumbermede | George MacDonald
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British Dictionary definitions for refract verb (tr) to cause to undergo refraction
to measure the refractive capabilities of (the eye, a lens, etc)
Derived forms of refract refractable , adjective Word Origin for refract C17: from Latin refractus broken up, from refringere , from re- + frangere to break
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Words related to refract swerve, pervert, deform, twist, hook, verge, curl, angle, droop, tilt, yaw, lean, spiral, stoop, warp, circle, flex, crouch, detour, zigzag
Medical definitions for refract v. To deflect something, especially light, from a straight path by refraction.
To determine the refraction of an eye or a lens.
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